"Using an ink wash to find sculpting defects?" Topic
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Zephyr1 | 06 Feb 2015 3:42 p.m. PST |
Has anybody tried this? I sometimes end up with tiny or shallow seams or 'pits' between areas sculpted at different times, and it's hard to find them all (though they manage to show up great once cast in metal. ;-) Just wondering what methods others who have tried this used. Thanks in advance! |
evilgong | 06 Feb 2015 4:43 p.m. PST |
Use a 10X magnification hand-lens, you can pick up many flaws with such a thing. regards David F Brown |
Mako11 | 06 Feb 2015 4:54 p.m. PST |
I haven't. The 10X lens is a good idea. Closeup, digital pics are good for that too, if your camera has a good macro mode. |
Jeff Ewing | 06 Feb 2015 6:41 p.m. PST |
Ha! I always say nothing shows a flaw in your figure clean-up like a nice coat of primer! |
Chris Wimbrow | 08 Feb 2015 2:09 p.m. PST |
IIRC, plastic aircraft modelers have been known to paint silver over seams. Then sanding the seams will eliminate the silver only when you are done. But of course you need to know that a seam is there to begin with. |
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